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| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5314 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 1 of 15 20 April 2010 at 6:13am | IP Logged | |||||
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I'm finishing up my Beginner German II class and will be starting Intermediate German I in the fall. I've got a good grasp on most of the grammar, but some of it I don't feel completely sure on, and would like to get a few workbooks(because the computer software bores me, I prefer books) to get up to speed on it, as well as to keep my grammar skills up during the summer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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| pobere Triglot Groupie Germany language-learning-lo Joined 5176 days ago 83 posts - 114 votes Speaks: Romanian*, German, English | Message 2 of 15 20 April 2010 at 9:05am | IP Logged | |||||
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I use (I tried a few, and IMO this is the best) Dreyer, Schmitt "Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik" (Die neue Gelbe) and Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik, Neubearbeitung, Lösungsschlüssel The second contains the keys for exercises (Lösungsschlüssel). Viel Spaß. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5376 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 3 of 15 20 April 2010 at 9:11am | IP Logged | |||||
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I've got "Upgrade your German" sitting on my bookshelf. There are probably much better books on German grammar out there, but I find this little friendly book suits my purposes quite well for the beginner-intermediate stage. It covers all the basic grammar, as well as presenting some concise notes on vocab, style and usage, all in relatively clear accessible bitesize chunks. It also contains plenty of intermediate material too, should you chose to go over this. It's mainly for review, and designed to be completed in 30 days, ideally in preparation leading up to an exam or new course (one chapter a day). It even has a handy little table in the back to chart your progress throughout this study period. Edited by Teango on 20 April 2010 at 9:12am 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5667 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 15 20 April 2010 at 10:19am | IP Logged | |||||
I can recommend you an excellent book: Dreyer, Schmitt, Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik, Verlag für Deutsch, 1985 You would need to order the "Lösungsschlüssel" as well. I bought this book some years ago and I hope that is still available. Fasulye 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5405 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 5 of 15 20 April 2010 at 5:17pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Essencial German Grammar by Dover books is pretty good :).
I pick up most of my grammar through native materials. I can't really describe what all the cases are and things, but I can use them fairly well... (Minor mistakes here and there) You can learn a lot through music and direct translation. (Like FSI) 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Silvance5 Groupie United States Joined 5314 days ago 86 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, French | Message 6 of 15 20 April 2010 at 7:19pm | IP Logged | |||||
I just ordered these two. They aren't cheap, but if it will help me then it's worth it. Thanks for the recommendations. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| chiagnology Newbie Italy Joined 3760 days ago 11 posts - 13 votes Speaks: Italian* Studies: English, German | Message 7 of 15 11 February 2014 at 2:56pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Along with the grammar book by Durrel I would like to mention one book that I found while fathoming the internet, it's called a "Practical Dictionary of German Usage" by K.B.Beaton.
It's just MINDBLOWING (I've got the pdf). Excluding the Duden series, Beaton + Hammer's grammar are really made to get along with each other and to complement each other. Edited by chiagnology on 11 February 2014 at 2:58pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Chung Diglot Senior Member Joined 6976 days ago 4228 posts - 8259 votes 20 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Polish, Slovak, Uzbek, Turkish, Korean, Finnish | Message 8 of 15 11 February 2014 at 4:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I liked German Grammar Drills by Swick and Schaum's Outline of German Grammar by Elke Gschossmann when I needed extra practice to prepare for my German exams. It also helps that they're dirt cheap (especially on the used market or in older editions) but it may be safer to buy them new on Amazon Marketplace (still pretty cheap) since the used books have a higher chance of being marked up by previous owners.
If you want to do oral drills, one of the old courses from FSI or DLI Modular German should have at least some exercises to your liking. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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